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Sarkodie-Gyan, Thompson. Neurorehabilitation Devices. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005.

Neurorehabilitation Devices

Authors: Thompson Sarkodie-Gyan

Published:  December 2005

eISBN: 9780071483018 0071483012 | ISBN: 9780071448307
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  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introductory Overview of Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Neurological Disorders
  • Neurological rehabilitation
  • The Nervous System
  • The Nerve Message
  • Steps in an action potential
  • Synapses
  • Main Functions of the Nervous Systems
  • Sensory input
  • Integration and output
  • Endocrine Systems
  • Divisions of the Nervous System
  • Peripheral nervous system
  • Somatic nervous system
  • Autonomic nervous system
  • Central nervous system
  • The Brain
  • The brain stem and midbrain
  • The cerebellum
  • The forebrain
  • The Spinal Cord
  • The Brain and Drugs
  • Senses
  • Sensory Receptors
  • Hearing
  • Orientation and Gravity
  • Photoreceptors detect vision and light sensitivity
  • Eye
  • The Neuron
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Acetylcholine
  • Amino acids
  • Catecholamines
  • Serotonin
  • Peptides
  • Trophic factors
  • Hormones
  • Gases
  • Second messengers
  • The Spinal Cord: Basic Anatomy
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Nerve pathways
  • The motor neuron
  • Spinal cord anatomy
  • Functioning of the spinal cord
  • Effect of the spinal cord injury on the rest of the body
  • Spinal Cord and Nerves
  • Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
  • Sensory Pathways
  • Autonomic Nerve Pathways
  • Sympathetic Nerves
  • Parasympathetic Nerves
  • Cervical Spine
  • Bony Anatomy
  • Thoracic spine
  • Lumbosacral spine
  • Objectives of Neurorehabilitation
  • Chapter 2. The Dynamics of Neurorehabilitation Devices
  • Gait Training Devices: Some Patents and Novel Inventions
  • Apparatus for suspension-assisted ambulation
  • Assisted lifting, standing, and walking device
  • Method for balancing assistance
  • Walking assistance system
  • Device for patient gait training
  • Bilateral weight unloading apparatus
  • Ambulatory traction assembly
  • An arrangement for practicing walking
  • Orthopedic apparatus for walking and rehabilitating disabled persons including Tetraplegic persons and for facilitating and stimulating the revival of comatose patients through the use of electronic and virtual reality units
  • Unloading system for therapy, exercise, and training
  • Gait Trainer Version I
  • Gait Trainer Version II
  • The Gait Trainer Version II
  • Lokomat
  • AutoAmbulator from HealthSouth
  • MIT Manus
  • Evolutionary Trends in Neurorehabilitation
  • Fitness machines
  • Rehabot
  • The Ergomax
  • Hydro track system
  • The aqua bike
  • The Aquaciser
  • The hydro-track underwater treadmill system
  • Merits and Demerits of Current Rehabilitation Technologies
  • Enumerate disadvantages of current gait devices
  • Treadmill Training
  • Gait Trainer I
  • The Gait Trainer II
  • More clinical observations included
  • Shortcomings of the Gait Trainer II
  • Comparison between Treadmill and the Gait Trainer II
  • Gait Trainer Version I
  • Gait Trainer Version II
  • Results
  • Healthy subject
  • Hemiparetic subject
  • Chapter 3. General Purpose of Neurorehabilitation
  • Gait Rehabilitation and Fitness Machines
  • Background and Significance
  • Chapter 4. Neurorehabilitation: A Case Study
  • Mechanical Design and Assembly of the Smart Gait Rehabilitation System
  • SGRS: Design Overview
  • The operating modes and capabilities of the SGRS
  • SGRS mechanical design and assembly
  • Chapter 5. Data Acquisition and Processing in Neurorehabilitation
  • The Brain
  • The cerebral cortex
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • Smell and taste
  • Pain
  • Learning and memory, speech and language
  • The stress reaction
  • Movement
  • Chapter 6. Aspects of Neurological Disorders
  • Stroke
  • Types of stroke
  • Symptoms of stroke
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Signs and symptoms of TBI
  • The cause and risk factors of TBI
  • The different types of TBI
  • Effect of TBI on consciousness
  • Disabilities resulting from TBI
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • The different forms of cerebral palsy
  • Other medical disorders associated with cerebral palsy
  • Seizures or epilepsy
  • Growth problems
  • Impaired vision or hearing
  • Abnormal sensation and perception
  • Causes of Cerebral Palsy
  • Congenital cerebral palsy
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Causes of diabetic neuropathy
  • Diabetic neuropathy: symptoms
  • Types of diabetic neuropathy
  • Polymyositis
  • Postpolio Syndrome
  • Causes of PPS
  • Spina Bifida
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Duchenne
  • Facioscapulohumeral
  • Myotonic
  • Spasticity
  • Epilepsy
  • Data Acquisition and Processing
  • Chapter 7. Technology Initiatives in Neurorehabilitation
  • The Smart Gait Rehabilitation System: Basic Requirements
  • Intelligent sensing
  • Principle of the Smart Gait Rehabilitation System
  • Chapter 8. Anatomical Analysis of the Human Upper Limb
  • Skeleton anatomy
  • Muscular anatomy
  • Muscles action modeling
  • The Upper Limb Movements, Biomechanics, Description
  • Upper limb mobility
  • Mirror-Image Motion Enabler
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 9. Devices and Procedures in Neurorehabilitation
  • Electrogoniometers
  • Three-Dimensional Surface Marker System
  • Gait Data Acquisition
  • Kinematic Assessment of Human Movement
  • Neurodiagnosis
  • Data acquisition and processing: measurement and instrumentation
  • Diagnosis of Impairments
  • Measurement devices
  • Time-Distance Variables
  • Kinematics
  • Electromyography
  • Kinetics
  • Parameter Estimation in Neurorehabilitation
  • Chapter 10. Intelligent Knowledge-Based Neurorehabilitation
  • Intelligent Knowledge-Based System
  • Objective of Pattern Recognition
  • Data acquisition
  • Feature extraction
  • Classifier design
  • Classification and decision making
  • Cognition/Perception
  • Soft Computing
  • Chapter 11. Virtual Reality in Neurorehabilitation
  • Visual Information and Motor Control
  • Virtual Reality in Therapeutic Domains
  • Gait Rehabilitation
  • The application of VR technology to gait therapy is ground breaking
  • Learning is accelerated in a VR environment
  • Creating a Virtual Environment
  • Advanced battle space presentation system
  • Benefits to be realized
  • Virtual reality provides the patient a place in which to walk
  • Virtual Reality
  • Virtual reality and assessment
  • Chapter 12. Expert Systems in Neurorehabilitation
  • General Expert System Problem Categories
  • Objectives of the Theory of Fuzzy Sets
  • Fuzzy pattern recognition
  • Clustering
  • Determination of the membership functions
  • The Design of Neurofuzzy Algorithm for Gait Classification
  • Fuzzy cross-correlation algorithm
  • The Concept of the Neurofuzzy in Neurorehabilitation
  • Modeling of the neurofuzzy algorithm
  • Proposed design of a neurofuzzy structure for neurorehabilitation
  • Chapter 13. Telerehabilitation and Exercise
  • The Need for Telerehabilitation
  • Telematics for the integration of disabled and elderly people: A European research and development response
  • Chapter 14. Kinesthetic Therapy
  • Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation
  • Cognitive/behavioral patterns
  • Communication/visual patterns
  • Mood
  • Quality of life
  • Functional status
  • Health conditions
  • Devices and Aids
  • Stability of conditions
  • Oral/nutritional status
  • Actvity pursuit patterns
  • Discharge potential
  • Therapy Supplement for Medicare Prospective Payment System
  • Conclusion
  • Neuropsychology
  • Rhythm in Music with Gait Training
  • Music as a diversion
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Music, speech, and language
  • A mediating response
  • Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention: A Theoretical Perspective
  • Chapter 15. The Impact of Language, Music, and Sound in Neurorehabilitation
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Sound and music
  • The Perspectives of Psychoacoustics
  • Language
  • Brain Physiology
  • Physiological studies
  • Brain Wave Primer
  • Basic Acoustics
  • Preexercise clinical assessment
  • How medication and exercise relate
  • Symptoms influence sports activities
  • Depression
  • Beneficial effects of physical therapy
  • Conflicting Evidence
  • Compelling Questions
  • Practical Aspects of Exercise Therapy
  • Key points
  • Resonance and Entrainment
  • Sonic Neurotechnologies
  • Sound Stimulation with Filtration/Gating
  • Constraint Induced Therapy and Rhythmic Facilitation
  • Chapter 16. Event-Related Potentials
  • The Method of Event-Related Brain Potentials
  • Electroencephalographs and event-related potentials
  • Event-Related Potentials
  • General methodology of ERP
  • Experimental procedure in babies
  • Purpose
  • Method
  • Results
  • ERP and ERF Research
  • Development of Auditory Event-Related Potentials in Young Children and Relations to Word-Level Reading Abilities at the Age of 8 Years
  • Event-Related Potentials
  • Introduction
  • Event related potential varieties and their analysis
  • The Theory of Large-Scale Cortical Networks
  • ERP evidence for large-scale cortical network organization
  • Bibliography
  • Index